Hi. Is this the case if your phone is o2 not EE? Where did you see the info above?
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Yeah, that's a good question, since they both are listed with 18-hours of battery life. Is that just Apple underballing for simplicity, or do they have different batteries? I guess the reviewers will find out...
Because nothing is free and carriers will take any opportunity to squeeze every last penny out of the customer.
I suspect you're right, will be built-in to a new "iPhone/Watch" tariff.
I'm not with EE anyway so sadly a non-starter for me. Which is ridiculous as there's literally no point in me buying a Series 3 cellular for that reason, particularly as the keynote didn't list Vodafone or O2 in the additional "coming next year" list.
Any idea if you will be able to get the Series 3 Apple Watch on a monthly device agreement from a carrier, much like you can with an iPhone or iPad?
I guess this is a european issue then... I wonder if they will even allow you to hook up a watch on a separate plan all by itself. I guess that's the assumption that is being made though I don't necessarily think that's a given. I'm guessing that it would have to be part of your current plan and if you're current plan isn't going to support apple watch LTE, then I guess it's an incentive to switch carriers.
WiFi-only models come with a composite back, while the cellular versions feature a ceramic back. My experience with the composite back was pretty poor on the Series 0, so I'd prefer the cellular just for this feature alone. Eager to find out the added monthly fee ...
There is a monthly "Plan":
https://www.apple.com/uk/watch/cellular/
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...this is a deal make or break for me.
https://www.apple.com/uk/watch/cellular/
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- Apple Watch and iPhone service provider must be the same. Not available with all service providers. Roaming is not available outside your provider network coverage area. Wireless service plan required for cellular service. Contact your service provider for more details.
...this is a deal make or break for me.
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I remember when the original iPhone was carrier exclusive in the U.K., that was an incentive to switch. I can't see the same being true for the cellular watch, so it's a bit of a strange move.
Very disappointing as I thought this was the most exciting product of the Keynote. I guess it will be a case of waiting for other carriers to come onboard.
Very disappointing as I thought this was the most exciting product of the Keynote. I guess it will be a case of waiting for other carriers to come onboard.
I'm with EE but as I said earlier £2.50 extra a month or no deal.
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will ammend my post, thanks
Yep, those 12 months that O2 had exclusivity. I wouldn't mind waiting (as I did painfully with Barclays and AP) but the other networks weren't even listed in the "coming next year" category.
I'll guess at it being £9.99 a month on your existing plan so sharing your data allowance, or maybe they'll bump plans by a token amount - an extra few GB as a promotion?
I guess that's me saving £399 until other carriers get it. A very strange decision - how many people will change just to get this now I wonder? Many people simply won't be able to break contract or might not want to if coverage isn't good.
I get the business reason to do it for something like a phone, but for a watch?
I guess that's me saving £399 until other carriers get it. A very strange decision - how many people will change just to get this now I wonder? Many people simply won't be able to break contract or might not want to if coverage isn't good.
I get the business reason to do it for something like a phone, but for a watch?
Don't forget there'll be lots of people signing a new contract at this time to upgrade to a new iPhone and network loyalty usually rewarded.
Very strange decision, must be a technical issue with the other networks not set up to accommodate (as with Apple Pay) - makes no sense for Apple to do this otherwise as lost sales.
I'm on EE, Love my apple watch, like the idea of cellular as live in a rural, mountains, slippy, snow etc area, but not paying more than £2.50 PM more for Dick Tracy tech.
Just a principle.
My guess will be yes, it would be similar to a cellular iPad in terms of plans. However, you would still need an iPhone to load up all the apps and such.
It's only really delayed sales for Apple, they know they'll get people buying the watch one way or their other. It's more of a gamble for EE I guess depending on how much they paid for exclusivity.
It will be one of those decisions where we'll never find out how it plays out for EE.
That could save your life if you have a car accident and you're trapped and injured, but your iPhone had been thrown out of reach somewhere....y'know just like that guy in the keynote video
